Synonyms of sums

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noun

plural of sum

1

as in totals

a complete amount of something

the sum of human knowledge on that subject

Synonyms & Similar Words

• totals
• totalities
• aggregates
• summations
• wholes
• entireties
• sum totals
• fulls
• grand totals
• the whole nine yards
• the whole kit and caboodle
• the whole shebang
• the whole bit
• masses
• bulks
• grosses
• enchiladas
• schmears

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nets

2

as in summaries

a short statement of the main points

the district attorney delivered a sum of the evidence against the accused that was simply staggering

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summaries
• outlines
• summae
• summarizations
• précis
• synopses
• recapitulations
• inventories
• rundowns
• résumés
• abstracts
• summings-up
• recaps
• digests
• encapsulations
• sum-ups
• briefs
• conspectuses
• breviaries
• roundups
• epitomes
• capsules
• compends
• wrap-ups
• abbreviations
• abridgments
• compendiums
• condensations
• run-throughs
• curtailments
• simplifications
• shortenings
• reprises
• rehashes
• conclusions
• epilogues

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• expansions
• enlargements
• supplements
• amplifications
• addenda

3

as in heights

the highest part or point

he declared that he had reached the sum of joy when his newborn daughter was laid in his arms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• heights
• tops
• pinnacles
• peaks
• culminations
• zeniths
• apexes
• climaxes
• highlights
• crowns
• crests
• meridians
• crescendos
• summits
• high-water marks
• heads
• tip-tops
• acmes
• noons
• capstones
• primes
• apogees
• flowers
• noontimes
• high noons
• caps
• ne plus ultras
• extremes
• blossoms
• blooms
• flood tides
• tips
• glories
• roofs
• ceilings
• extremities
• vertices
• heydays
• highs
• highspots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bottoms
• bases
• feet
• abysses
• nadirs
• minima
• rock bottoms

4

as in roots

the central part or aspect of something under consideration

the sum of the issue is: who will pay for this?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roots
• hearts
• points
• cores
• essences
• kernels
• meats
• pivots
• nets
• bottom lines
• nuclei
• gists
• nubbins
• subjects
• meat and potatoes
• centerpieces
• keynotes
• contents
• piths
• nubs
• themes
• cruxes
• bull's-eyes
• directions
• drifts
• substances
• tenors
• courses
• bodies
• theses
• propositions
• hypotheses
• purports

sums

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sum

as in adds

to combine (numbers) into a single sum

can sum figures in his head faster than I can punch them into a calculator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adds
• subtracts
• totals
• calculates
• counts
• divides
• summates
• casts (up)
• computes
• totalizes
• numbers
• tables
• totes (up)
• tallies
• figures
• multiplies
• tabulates
• foots (up)
• puts together
• tots (up)
• works out
• tells
• ciphers
• enumerates
• reckons
• recomputes
• refigures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sums

Noun

Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Some economists believe the vast sums of money being borrowed by private AI companies could pile additional pressure on government bond yields. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

Shares struggled for much of the year as the Facebook and Instagram parent poured increasingly large sums into AI infrastructure without giving Wall Street enough evidence of how those investments would generate new revenue. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

The upper end of that range represents the largest budget Iñárritu has ever been given to play with — and the $8 million domestic and $20 million global sums that Digger kicked up represent the largest shortfall of his career, per Rentrak. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2026

When Saks Global filed for bankruptcy protection, the sums owed to some of the world’s biggest luxury brands were staggering. — Rachel Felder, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2026

Lampooning authority is even common in autocratic societies where governments spend large sums of money suppressing speech. — Christopher Von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026

Cyrus, who becomes an administrator of veterans’ benefits, leaves his sons such large sums that Charles (Mike Faist) concludes that the old man must have raided his agency’s funds. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

Love quickly gained the trust of dozens of women, allegedly convincing them to give him large sums of money. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Verb

Thousands of Ukrainian deaths over this period because of too few military provisions sums it all up. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026

This communal spirit sums the vibe at Daisy Chain Fields, a one-day festival in Irvine, California, celebrating women in the arts. — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 31 Aug. 2026

The solution, as ever, is collaboration and aptly, Balfe sums it up with an 80’s movie reference. — Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Calling it the Things Can Only Get Better Tour really sums it up. — Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026

The rent adjustment maximum is based on a formula that sums a 5% base rate with the annual change in the California Consumer Price Index, up to a maximum total of 10%. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026

Kakanias sums it up more succinctly. — Ian Phillips, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026

But nothing sums it up better than this – almost half of the group got Percy Jackson tattoos while in Rome, many designed by one of our travelers. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 May 2026

That's what sums it up best, is Change of Plans. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026